By Ambriah Underwood University of Maryland electrical and computer engineering students won a department-wide  competition Friday afternoon to see which team could best create machines capable of completing a simple task. The Alumni Cup is the conclusion of a weeklong challenge during National Engineers Week. Kevin Schoonover, the previous president of this university’s Engineering Alumni Network, said the 2012-launched contest was born out of students’ desire to … Continue reading Electrical and computer engineering students win Alumni Cup competition